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Floods & storms, 1913

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Canadian Mail. Delayed by Gales and Snow Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 14

The Canadian mail steamer Marama arrived yesterday from Vancouver via ports, with a number of passengers. The Marama is running late this trip, the delay being occasioned…

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Gale at the Islands. Return of the Makambo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 17

A strong north-west gale raged for three days during the cruise of the steamer Makambo through the New Hebrides, and the vessel was compolled to shelter at port Sandwich…

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R.m.s. Marama Delayed. Snow Storms in Canada

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 23

The R.M.S. Marama, which arrived from Vancouver yesterday in charge of Captain J. J. Rolls, was delayed for several days at Vancouver and Victoria waiting for the mails…

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Struck by Cyclone. House Broken Up. a Remarkable Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 14

URALLA, Friday. -- A cyclonic storm struck Mr. Martin Shanahan's residence, two miles from Capetown. The house was shifted from its foundations, the door was stove in the verandah…

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Lost in the Atlantic. Hawser Parts in a Gale. London

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

The steamer Yosemite has reported that she had the oil-tank Delaware in tow in the Atlantic, when, in fearful weather, the hawser parted. and the vessel was lost sight of…

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Socialism and Liberty. The Present System. Political pirates flood the country with racial hatred, and sow religious bigotry broadcast

The International Socialist · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

It is often urged against Socialism that its advent will bring about a suppression of liberty; and the institution of a form of tyranny—the tyranny of State officials—…

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Disastrous Floods

Globe · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

Several more washaways have occurred in Queensland in consequence of floods. A lengthsman who is missing is supposed to have been drowned near Torreus Creek Bridge…

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Liner Fights Gale. Disabled and Towed 500 Miles in Stormy Weather. a Charmed Life

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1913 · page 21

The Snowdon Range left [?]adephia on November 23, and five days later was spoken. Then nothing was heard of her until the arrival of the Swedish steamer Vesterland at…

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Cyclone Johnny Thompson. Joins White Hope Brigade

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 3

We are all safe now, we of the white race we have all sorts of white hopes, but in [?] the supply should ever run short, we can rely on Cyclone Johnny Thompson (writes an…

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Terrific Storm at Gilgandra. Animals Killed by Hail

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 2

Another heavy storm visited Gilgandra. an Friday, this being the second within the week. After a warm day a couple of storms were seen working towards the town, and at 4…

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Prolific Downpour. Seven Inches in 45 Minutes. Storm at Gilgandra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 11

GILGANDRA, Saturday. -- The town was again visited yesterday with a severe storm, the second within a week. This time it was a heavy hailstorm…

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Caught by the Flood. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 7

Three children of tender years, named Woolfe, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Bathurst district on Saturday afternoon. They sought shelter from rain under a bridge…

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Cyclonic Storm. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 10

An unusually heavy storm occurred at Caermarthen Hills on Saturday afternoon. In 20 minutes l75 points of rain fell. The wind was cyclonic, and unroofed three sheds…

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Struck by a Cyclone. a Remarkable Experience

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 4

A cyclonic storm struck Mr. Martin Shanahan's residence, near Urana, or Thursday last. The house was shifted from its foundations, the door…

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H. M. S. New Zealand. Battling Through a Gale. London, Monday, 10.35 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 8

H.M.S. New Zealand arrived at St. Heleria to-day. She battled through a heavy gale in the Bay of Biscay, and her officers report that…

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Another Flood Needed. Dusty Teams at Mosman

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 6

The [?] tram tracks and the dirty cars was Mr. W. Henderson's [?] complaint at the last meeting of the Mosman Progress Association. Hr has [?] returned from a [?]…

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The Weather. Thunderstorms in the North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 7

As the result of the monsoonal activity in the north-eastern half of the State on Saturday, further light to moderate rainfall, accompained by thunder, has been recorded along…

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Saving Two Trains. Man's Timely Act. Queensland Flood Incident. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 7

News has reached the Commissioner for Railways of the timely act of a man at Torrens Creek, on the northern railway, by which means two trains were saved from…

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Floods Probable in Queensland. Brisbane

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 7

[?] conditions continue over all that part of Queensland lying east from a line joining [?] Richmond, winton, and [?] falling at nearly every…

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Queensland's Rains. Floods Probable. Heavy Falls in the Country. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 10

In the weather notes issued to-day, it was stated that the monsoonal depression Which was producing such beneficial precipitation throughout the whole…

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